Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1169

Chapter 1169: The Value Of Money ( 2 )
“What’s more, people might become suspicious if someone has good food but is never seen buying anything at the state-owned store. So, many people buy coupons from Brother Houzi. We earn around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan every month just from selling coupons,” Lu Jueyu added proudly.

“That much?” Li Chenmo asked with astonishment clear in his eyes.

Lu Jueyu nodded and said, “That’s because Brother Houzi has been expanding his business so we have more customers now.”

“At this point, he already entered the neighboring city’s market and built a good relationship with the mayor’s wife. With her recommendation, he was able to connect with another city’s mayor.”

“In the next few months, he should establish a firm foothold in both cities. With his business expanding, our customer base will grow, and we won’t need to worry about finding buyers for our coupons or food.”

Li Chenmo marveled at Houzi’s business acumen. It wasn’t easy to connect with city mayors without drawing government attention. Expanding his business into two cities demonstrated Houzi’s boldness, cunning, and intelligence.

Reaching this conclusion, he smiled and said, “My wife is so capable.”

Pleased by her husband’s praise, Lu Jueyu smiled sweetly and replied, “It’s all thanks to this space. Without it, how could I have earned so much money?”

“This space exists because of you,” Li Chenmo said in a low voice meaningfully.

Unfortunately, Lu Jueyu didn’t hear it and continued calculating her money seriously.

Two hours later, the couple finally finished calculating their family’s savings. Looking at their account book, Lu Jueyu said, “Husband, we have a total of 4,897,780 yuan. For gold, we have 1,978 gold coins, 854 pieces of 500-gram gold bars, and 289 pieces of 1,000-gram gold bars.”

“For high-quality jade, we have 1,485 pieces. 2,952 pieces of average-quality jade, and 169 ancient relics. Besides that, we also have 411 paintings and 603 antiques.”

After she finished, the two of them looked at each other in disbelief. They knew they had amassed a lot of fortune, but they never expected to own so much gold, jade, painting, antiques, and even ancient relics!

Not to mention others—just the ancient relics alone would be enough for several generations of their family to live a carefree life without lifting a finger.

After a long silence, Lu Jueyu finally said, “Husband, I never expected us to be this rich. Every time Bajie sent over gold, jade, paintings, and antiques, I never bothered to check them—I just stored everything away. Now that we have calculated it, it seems that when the economic reform happens, we will be richer than a country.”

Hearing her words, Li Chenmo chuckled and teased, “Wife, how about I eat your soft rice for the rest of my life and let you raise me? Being a company president is exhausting.”

Although he was joking, Lu Jueyu took his words seriously. In their previous life, she knew how hard he worked. He hardly had time to rest or eat properly, which led to poor health and frequent bouts of gastritis and stomach ulcers.

Seeing her silence, Li Chenmo gently scratched her nose and asked, “Wife, what are you thinking about?”

Snapping back to reality, Lu Jueyu looked at him and said earnestly, “Husband, let’s not start a company. With all of our money, we can continue living leisurely in this village.”

Her suggestion stunned Li Chenmo. After a moment, he laughed and said, “Wife, I was just joking. If we don’t build a company, what will our children and grandchildren do once this place is gone?”

“To ensure a good life for the next generation, we must train and teach them well. That way, even without this place or our protection, they will still thrive. Building a company is something we must do to give our children a better starting point than others.”

After hearing his reasoning, Lu Jueyu replied, “But we could give them a lot of spiritual herb powder as a cheat item.”

Li Chenmo smiled and asked her back, “Wife, can you guarantee that item will still exist if the space disappears?”

Lu Jueyu fell silent at his words. She couldn’t be certain. After all, she didn’t know where this space came from or why it was hers. In truth, she knew almost nothing about it.

Holding her hands, Li Chenmo added, “That’s why we should do what we can now to ensure our children’s future. We cannot rely on this space to determine the future of our children.”

After a pause, Lu Jueyu finally nodded. “I understand.”

“Husband, how much do you think we should invest in your second brother’s business?” she asked after a moment.

“Since we have plenty of money, how about 500,000 yuan?” Li Chenmo suggested.

“Won’t that be too little? We have almost 5 million yuan,” Lu Jueyu asked.

“Wife, in this era, 30 yuan is a month’s salary of a factory worker. Most people can’t even save 100 yuan in a year. 500,000 is a substantial amount, it’s not little at all,” Li Chenmo reminded her helplessly.

Hearing her husband’s words, Lu Jueyu’s eyes widened as realization dawned on her.

She had been using the monetary standards of the modern era to judge the economy of this era. The sheer amount of wealth they possessed had messed up her perception of money’s value of this era.

Rubbing her hands gently, Li Chenmo explained, “In the state-owned supply store, one chicken egg costs only 10 cents. For one yuan, you can buy ten eggs.”

“I understand it’s hard for you to grasp the current monetary value because of our wealth, but it’s important for you to adapt your thinking to this era,” he added gently.

His words made Lu Jueyu frown as she reflected on her actions. It had been over six months since she came to this world, yet she hadn’t fully embraced the mindset of someone born in this era.

Was it because of her past-life memories? Or because she still saw herself as an outsider here?